The House of Commons descended into screeching and unappealing rage yesterday with the warm up being provided by Geoffrey Cox, the Attorney General, whose legal advice on prorogation had been so firmly squashed by 11 Supreme Court judges. Blithely ignoring their ruling he declared with a full Shakespearean flourish: “This Parliament is a dead Parliament!” “It has no moral right to sit on these green benches!” And of his Remainer-opposition he declared there would come a time “when even these turkeys won’t be able to prevent Christmas!”
Born 30 April 1960 in Wroughton, England, he studied law, became a barrister and then an MP in 2005. At one point he was the highest earning MP from his outside law practice which earned him £820,000 in 2014; during which time he submitted expense claims for a 49p bottle of milk, £2 worth of tea bags and £4.99 for “weed killer for space in front of the constituency office” – all of which were rejected; and in 2016 apologised to the Commons authorities after forgetting to declare about £400,000 in outside earnings from 2015. As is standard practice he gave up his law practice on becoming AG in 2018.
He’s an indulgent and stubborn Sun Taurus in a good-for-business Earth Grand Trine to Pluto in Virgo in a confident and lucky trine to Jupiter in money-magnet Capricorn; formed into a Kite by Sun opposition an idealistic or slippery Neptune in an uncompromising square to Uranus. He’s also – like Dominic Cummings – got Mars in Pisces, in his case sextile Saturn.
Mars is always written up as if it is a wuss, but clearly not. Taurus can be placid but has a ferocious temper when provoked.
He has mixed fortunes ahead with several discouraging Saturn hard aspects to midpoints in early and late October to late November; and an uncertain tr Neptune conjunct his Solar Arc Saturn mid November to mid December – though over that latter few weeks he also has tr Uranus opposition his Jupiter/Pluto, trine his Jupiter and his Pluto which could bring lucky breaks – which isn’t remotely what’s showing for Boris or Cummings. Over the New Year looks fraught. And from May 2020 onwards tr Uranus will oppose his Neptune and then move on to conjunct his Sun after mid year which will catapult him onto a totally different trajectory.
Pic Chris McAndrew
“And it should be noted that for all the furore about proroguing Parliament MPs normally take another 3 week break for the party conferences in late September/October. It is hardly surprising that our relationship with the EU has not been resolved in the three and a bit years since the European Referendum when MPs spend so much time on holiday.”
I think these long breaks are explained by the need to go back and hear the constituents. But obviously, it’s very early 19th Century when travelling was dangerous and time consuming and hardly practised outside English Speaking World anymore (US Congress will go to recession today, as well).
I think this is one of the political issues British have to resolve after Brexit, although a written constitution might be a more pressing matter.
Thanks Marjorie – brilliant – never known such debates in parliament as yesterday’s . I agree with Jo over lack of morality in Westminster :/
He calls out parliament for its blatant lack of morals, yet he has a history for submitting expenses for 49p for milk, £2 for tea bags, yet was the highest paid mp? And conveniently forgets to admit to making nearly half a million pounds in earnings? Honestly, you can’t make this crap up! This shows up the self-absorbed, conniving, narcissism of the biggest benefit scroungers in land!
They should all be in bloody prison for their criminal behaviour, Westminister reduced to a crater, and a new way of dealing with the country put into practice. But Lord, that’s too much to ask for. This lot make me so violently sick with rage and anger. Absolutely despise the entire lot of them. Despicable little parasites each and every one of them! And dare I say it’s the world over?
Parliament might get a bit more respect if MPs of all parties were not such hypocrites. Despite Brexit supposedly being a matter of vital national importance Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and SNP members all seemed happy to scarper for their 5 week summer recess. The House of Commons rose on 25 July 2019 and did not convene again until the 3 September 2019 when it could have been addressing the constitutional problems facing the country. It also gave itself another holiday of 13 working days earlier in the year. And it should be noted that for all the furore about proroguing Parliament MPs normally take another 3 week break for the party conferences in late September/October. It is hardly surprising that our relationship with the EU has not been resolved in the three and a bit years since the European Referendum when MPs spend so much time on holiday. No wonder the EUs Donald Tusk intimated that that British politicians of all persuasions were time wasters.